US President Donald Trump, his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel aim to pressure Russia to comply with Resolution 2401 on cease-fire and "punish" the Syrian regime for "chemical use" in Ghouta. A US aircraft carrier arrived to the Mediterranean Sea to participate in maneuvers with Israel. Asharq Al-Awsat learned from Western sources in New York that the United States is determined to hold the Syrian regime and ISIS accountable after it was proven they were involved in the use of chemical weapons in Syria. Trumps administration "is still working to achieve this goal through two draft resolutions", according to a Western source. One of the draft resolutions presented to UN Security Council earlier would establish the United Nations Independent Mechanism of Investigation (UNIMI) for a period of one year "to identify perpetrators of chemical weapons attacks in" Syria. In this regard, Trump spoke in separate calls with Merkel and President Macron. Merkel and Macron both agreed with Trump that the Syrian regime, and its Russian and Iranian supporters, should immediately and fully implement United Nations Security Council Resolution 2401, which calls for an immediate ceasefire across Syria, stated the White House. The leaders called on Russia to stop bombing Eastern Ghouta, to compel the Assad regime to halt offensive operations against civilian areas, and also to hold Syria accountable for the deteriorating human rights conditions in Eastern Ghouta, which is caused by the Assad regime’s continued use of chemical weapons, attacks on civilians, and blocking of humanitarian aid. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Raad al-Hussein said on Friday Syrian regime airstrikes on besieged eastern Ghouta "probably constitute war crimes and must be prosecuted." Hussein began his speech by saying that people of Eastern Ghouta have been under siege for over half a decade where they have suffered airstrikes, shelling and on several occasions, civilians have reportedly died gasping for breath after toxic agents were released. "We have received reports of relentless airstrikes hitting hospitals, schools and markets in recent weeks. People living in what was once an ordinary suburb – humanbeings who share the rights and hopes of all of us here – are trapped and battered by bombs, and deprived of every human right – above all, the right to life," he told the commission. The Commissioner indicated that Syria must be referred to the International Criminal Court, adding that attempts to thwart justice, and shield these criminals, are disgraceful. Syria’s ambassador in Geneva, Hussam Aala described Husseins report as “selective and biased” and that the debate was “politicized”. The Syrian army had taken every step to protect civilians and had opened “humanitarian corridors for the passage of civilians to separate them from the terrorists”, he said, referring to the insurgents in eastern Ghouta. An official at the military alliance supporting Assad stated that regime forces have significantly advanced on the western side of the opposition-controlled Harasta enclave. He told Reuters that they are gradually reclaiming the area as well as taking control of villages from the eastern side. Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said government forces had taken control of buildings in the area. However, opposition denied those reports.